The company’s new consultancy service, AlphaElectric, launches later this month. Run by Alphabet’s eMobility team, it will provide clients with a bespoke business case to show where plug-in cars and vans can work on their fleet, and is aimed at removing barriers and boosting confidence in the products.

Although Alphabet is part of the BMW Group, AlphaElectric will be offered across the full range of plug-in vehicles, regardless of manufacturer. The company said a wider choice of vehicles and the government’s £37m investment in infrastructure would both help the market to grow.

Richard Schooling, CEO of Alphabet, said: ‘While there is so much talk about limited battery life, car performance and available charging points, we think the single biggest barrier to EV adoption, both privately and corporately, is lack of joined-up thinking.

‘Manufacturers of various new EV models have possibly focused on the benefits of their own vehicles, with not enough time and effort being spent on helping the business or driver to overcome their fears about adopting a new technology.’